mephisto 0.7.3 q cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in mephisto 0.7.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation of the argument q causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1873. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in mephisto 0.7.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument q with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mephisto 0.7.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the q parameter to the search script.

The weakness was shared 04/11/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at int21.de. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-1873 since 04/05/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33484), Exploit-DB (29780), SecurityFocus (BID 23141†), OSVDB (34911†) and Secunia (SA24870†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2007 🔍
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04/11/2007 +6 days 🔍
04/13/2007 +1 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2890 days 🔍
10/15/2025 +3869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: int21.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36169
X-Force: 33484
SecurityFocus: 23141 - Mephisto Blog Search Function Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 24870 - Mephisto "q" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 34911 - Mephisto Search Script q Parameter XSS
Vupen: ADV-2007-1373

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 10/15/2025 21:18
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (45), 08/27/2017 07:34 (16), 10/15/2025 21:18 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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